Oil saver



April 5,1927. 1,623,403

J. J. FRIEL OIL SAVER Filed April s,- 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet JJFrieZ I I elbblwzweq I Patented 'Apr. 5, 1927.

JOHN J. F3131; or rutsA-Q KLAHQMA',

oIL- sAvEie.

Application filed A r l a, 192 se ial No. 99,661;

This invention relates to oilsavers for use on cables of oil wells. V

' a An important object of theinvention is to produce 1 a device of this character which eifectually prevents the loss ofoil and what ismore important, the spilling ofthis oil upon the deck of a derrick and which accomplishestheseends without applying friction to the cable line which would tend to roughen'and finally destroythe same;

In the 'ordinaryii'orm of oil saver employed with cable lines,a packing is provided for the cable; lineot itself with the result that the cable in its reciprocation in the packing becomes worn and the various strands'of the outer surface thereof broken so that they project and engageinthe packing, rapidly" rehdering the same useless. Furthermore the cable line by the breakage of its strandsv becomes-weakened so that it niay part and falling-into the well renders an expensive and lengthyfishing operatlon necessary. Accordingly, an important object of this invention isto' provide a oasi-ngifor the cable line which in itself forrns a packer and. prevents capillary movement oi lthe oil alongthecable line, this casing beingrin turn operatedthrouglr a packer which will pre vent the-passage of oil upwardly. upon the casing. y i

A- further objectoii theinvention is to provide a device of the characterjustdescribed which may be applied to the cableline with out the necessity of threadingi'the various portions thereof upon the cable line, thus eliminating necessity, for disconnectlngthe cable line in such application is a section on the line; 5,5

is a section on the lihe 1 of 1 a r a Figure 8 is asection on-the line g gi f 7 isia Figure sectionon? the line Figure 1. p v

, Referring now more particularly to the i" drawings, the numeral 'lll gene rally designa-tes the control'head of'anoil well andll the cable'llne passing therethrough which is to be packed. These cables are reciprocate'd through affiXeddista-nce and in accoi'den with my invention, "I-slecure" about the cable:

a casiii'g 12of greater length than the" dis-- tanc'e'through' which the cablefis'tdbe recipirocatedr and having. at'each endTthereof the casing, to th e"cableil l at its'lowerand up er: ends; respectlvely} Seated upon' the control h'ead and held in position" thereon by set-screws 151s a packergltl' forth'e casing. The position of the casing upon the line "11' is such" that the packing. elements" 13' and 'ltthereo f at all tirnes clear-thelewer and,

ri ends ofthe'paeker' 1c. r I The casing 12 is irr'the form of nally split sleeve,l thegsectionsi 17 and" 1'8 o'f which ere preferably provided with a tongue and groove connection attheiredgesi-asfindlcated at 19 so that an oil it lgllt connect on between; these sect ons may be termed: The

ends of the t enage sexteriors; screwthreaded,- as, at; 29-, and'ithese. pper ends have their walls incljinje'd inwardly; as ind'r' catedat 21, sothat'tlie ends of 'the"casing for-1n one'en'd'of a packingigland' as will .herelna'fter more fullyap'pean The bore 22 ofth'e casing'is preferably of su'ch' size that the casing fairly: closely fits the cable l li The lower packer 13 is also formed'in two sections 23 a'nd'24c pivotally, connected to one another; as at '25:, and having, 'rnea'ns,v as at 26'," whereby they may. be secured in assenibled relation about the rod. A furtherfune anged tion "for" the securing means 26 lwill hereinafter appear. The sections, when 1n assem-;-

bled relation have abore 127-, reduced',. as; at

' 28',by an inclihed'slioulder'to-a'sizewhere it'closely thecable 11.' 'llhe larger 'por- 'tion' of the borefis providedfwith' interior threads for coacti onvwit'h the threads upon 1?. the lower endof the casing112so-that packing,'29 disposed about the cablell and bef- I t-We'enj the gland face'2l at c 10 f end'iof th'e'rojd and the'inclined shoulder 28 of'the lower packer ,ni'a'ybeco1npressed and y es.

Q 1 brought into firm engagement With the cable.

:. Whenthe packinghas been properly compressed, the packer may be secured'in adjusted'position by further tightening of the securing element's 26; @Tli'e upper packer 14 ,isgf-ormed in two hingedly connected sections 30 and -31 which' may. be secured in assembled relation.byla S6CL11'lI1g' element 82. 7 These elements corn gio bine When in assembled relation to provide a threadedbore 33, the threads of which coact withthe threads atth-ejupperend of the easing' 12 and with the sections of: a'two; part I gland follower 35;.

The section 30 has an upstanding .toi'which is pivoted a block 37 forming "onehalf of a Cable 'clamp, the other half of whichis formed by a cap 38 adjusted with frel ation tQQthe bloclrg'f byimeans of a, U- .bolt 39 or thelike. It will,'of course, be understood that the'opening '40provided may have its facesgrooved after the manner of ithe usual cableclampfor coaction with the threads of' the cable. 'VVhen not in use, the

cablefclamp may befswung t o the po sition,

generally. indicated at Figure 2, and-in this position,"'will not'interfere in any way with hoisting of the cable through the casing ,12'.

I This cableclamp forms a means for preventing relative movement of the 7 cable and as ng etfa lFt me du g a y OPP ip'ns ourseqa h n h Cable. i being drawn through the. casing 12, there will be relatve move of a 'a Pack "ings carr'iedby the casing at the ends thereof,fbutjthis relative,movement is suchthat thejfrictio'n applied to" the cable is'.-dis- :tributedthroughout the length thereof and e not confinedgto one point, as the case 4o -wherefthe cable continually reciprocates w throughthe'packing. 4

. fFThepacke'r 16 has a throu-ghx its upper end of greater sizegthan fthe'i asing and' threaded .to receive a two part gland follower 42. The lower end of bore 41 opening this boreis reduced byan inclinedj shoulder r "42 to the diameter of the casing. 12, the

shoulder 43 forming the lower gland wall follower'42, packingv 44 may be compressed lsembled aboutthe line and the upper end thereof threaded into :the'lower end of the packer 14. Packing is then placed in "the upper end of the packer 14 and the two part gland 1 35 inserted. The lower packer s then assembled about the rod, packing inserted therein from the upperend and the packer moved bodily upon the line and threaded to thelower end of the casing 12.

The packer 16. for the'casing, with the block V 46iiremoved, is thenplaced in position upon the casing 12 and the block 46 inserted. Packing-is then introduced in the packer from the upper end thereof. and the .two.

part gland 42 inserte dii 'l he packer-16 1 is then seated upon the; control head 10 and secured:inpositionby the set-screws 15, and

the device is-ready for operation. It will beneted]. that allJof the'above operations are performed without disconnecting the cable.

It will also benoted'that the packings in all -of the packers 13,14 and 16 mayberenewed Without shifting the position "of the casing upon the cable line and without the necessity of releasing the 'casingso: that it may jmovejupon the rod line. 7 V.

operative structure of the cable clamp and Particular attention is directed to the cothe upper :packer' 14. Itwill be seen that the gland 3,5 is of such length that it may be .withdrawn entirely without having its "movement; obstructed by the clamp. 7

Since the construction hereinbefore set forth is xca pable of a certain range of change and modification without materially departingfrom the spirit of the invention,-I do not limit myself to such specific structure except as hereinafter claimed. 7

Iclaim:"- 1 1. In an oil saver surrounding the cable line and secured against longitudinal movement with" relation thereto, meansfor packing the casing to the cable line. atthe lower endthereof and a-packing gland through which the easing is reciprocable, eachfof said. elements being formed insectionsadapted to be assembled-about the cable;-

2, In combination 'w cable reciprocates, a packerseated upon the control head, a casing .slidably directed through the packer and surrounding the cable, means at the lowerend of the'casing for packing the A casing to the cable and means at the upper end of the casingzfor securing the upper end of; the casing to the cable, said casingbeing'formed in two 'longitudinallygextending sections and maintained in assembled relation about the'cable by said pack-er and said securing means.

.-3.'In an oil saver for cable lines, a longitudinally-split casing adapted to be assemt p a reciprocable' cable and a control 'headthrough whichthe for cable lines, a casing bled about thecableline, means at opposite ends of the casing for holding the same in assembled relation and combining therewith "to produce packing glands, one of said means including a clamp for engagement with'the cable and a packing gland for the casing adapted to be assembled thereabout.

4. In an oil saver for cable lines, a longicasing adapted to be assembled thereabout, each of said means including hinged sec tions adapted to be assembled about the casing line and in their assembled relation having threaded engagement with the ends of the casing.

5. In combinationwith va reciprocable V cable and a control head throughfliwhich the cable reciprocates, a packer seated upon the I control head, a casing slidably directed through the packer and surrounding the cable, means at the lower end of the casing for packing the casing-to the'cable, means at the upper end ofthe casing combining with the casing to produce a packing gland including a part securing the upper end of the casing to the cable and a sectional fol lower for said gland and movable from the gland while said part is connected with the 7 cable.

, In testimony whereof I hereunto afiixtmy' signature.

' JOHN J. FRIEL. 

